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FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

OCT 20, 2007 11:04 PM





The government of Myanmar is full of evil fucks, plain and simple. Because of out of control inflation and a need for more electricity, people began protesting earlier this year. Last month the country's monks joined the protests and began marching. The junta brought in soldiers and crushed the peaceful protests. Thousands of monks were killed and arrested. Internet access was shut down, visas were denied for foreign journalists. For days, soldiers raided homes and monasteries, dragging away dissidents and killing others.



Today, the Burmese people's normal state of fear and oppression has returned. The streets are quiet and will probably remain so for a long time. Many people around the world were disappointed by the failure of foreign countries to apply pressure on the military regime and they are fighting back. With panties.



Activists in Thailand began a campaign called, "Panties for Peace." Women are being asked to send their panties to Myanmar embassies around the world because the regimes military leaders believe women's panties will "sap them of their power." It's kind of like kryptonite to Superman, except it's panties and they are murderous thugs.



Not only are they brutal, but they are also very superstitious. They believe that touching a woman's pants or sarong will make them lose their strength.



I can tell them right now, that it will not. As a matter of fact, it might give them an erection, depending on what is happening at the moment.



So far, hundreds of pairs of pants have been posted, according to another campaigner, Liz Hilton. "One group sent 140 pairs to the Burmese embassy in Geneva," she said.



This may be the greatest protest in the history of mankind. Too bad it was borne out of frustration.



Condemnation by the United Nations and governments around the world have had no impact on the Burmese regime. This is a way of trying to reach them where they will feel it.



So, for now, take off your filthy panties and send them to a Myanmar embassy.



    Address For Thailand:

    Myanmar Embassy

    132 Sathorn Nua Road

    Bangkok





This is your chance to use your Panty Power to take away the power from the SPDC. You can post, deliver or fling your panties at the closest Burmese Embassy any day from today. Send early, send often.



I'd do it if I had panties. As it is, I have no power over those bastards because I'm not a cross dresser.



shapeshifter23

shapeshifter23

San Francisco, CA
September 2005

OCT 21, 2007 09:26 AM

If you're feeling especially kinky you may want to lace your panties with anthrax before posting...

Priapos

Priapos

Water Valley, TX
October 2005

OCT 21, 2007 10:24 AM

If any women have an e-bay account (and if they'll allow it), I'd pay a reasonable price to send the panties + replacement cost.

xazapdmytinu

xazapdmytinu

Fort Collins, CO
July 2007

OCT 21, 2007 10:25 AM

shapeshifter23 said:
If you're feeling especially kinky you may want to lace your panties with anthrax before posting...



some of the people I know wouldn't need to do that to spread disease.

This is possibly the coolest protest ever, with the except of the guy standing in front of the tank.

oh and the "Kiss In" hosted by TaTu...but that wasn't really an awesome protest idea...but at least it gave people a reason to snog.

question...do the panties have to have been worn? I mean, if I just sent some brand new drawers to them would that have an effect too? I mean, I could always buy some on ebay of course, but this would forgoe the hassle of bidding on school girls used panties.

ink_slinger

ink_slinger

Edmonton, AB
October 2005

OCT 21, 2007 10:26 AM

Panties destroy the power of military governments? Ah, if only it were that easy...

ron

ron

United Kingdom
February 2003

OCT 21, 2007 10:54 AM

xazapdmytinu said:

shapeshifter23 said:
If you're feeling especially kinky you may want to lace your panties with anthrax before posting...



question...do the panties have to have been worn? I mean, if I just sent some brand new drawers to them would that have an effect too? I mean, I could always buy some on ebay of course, but this would forgoe the hassle of bidding on school girls used panties.



I'm afraid they MUST be Used Panties to combat patriarchal power. It's a kind-of female domination thing. When a member of the junta encounters female underwear he collapses. Don't ask me why, but these are guys who consult astrologers everyday. [And no one has been able to tell them that, actually, it's not good karma to kill a Buddhist monk.] So force them to face up to a kind of power that they spend their lives avoiding - female sexuality. Throw the panties at them.

Dovanna

Dovanna

Minneapolis, MN
March 2007

OCT 21, 2007 10:57 AM

I know people were killed, but really Thousands of monks? Where was that reported?

News coverage of Burma disappeared so quickly it seems. And I barely saw anything mentioning the protests on the US media. It makes me sad that I have to really hunt for real news, but if I want to know whether or not Britney Spears in wearing underwear today I can just open any newspaper or flip any channel on TV. mad

fountainofdreams

fountainofdreams

Mokena, IL
January 2005

OCT 21, 2007 11:31 AM

Dovanna said:
I know people were killed, but really Thousands of monks? Where was that reported?

News coverage of Burma disappeared so quickly it seems. And I barely saw anything mentioning the protests on the US media. It makes me sad that I have to really hunt for real news, but if I want to know whether or not Britney Spears in wearing underwear today I can just open any newspaper or flip any channel on TV. mad



Does this surprise you?

_kungfoo_

_kungfoo_

Los Angeles, CA
April 2005

OCT 21, 2007 11:46 AM

Avoid corporate television news as your primary source of information on events. CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc... (with the except of BBC News (tax-payer funded)) are all slaves to their corporate masters. It's focused on entertaining it's watchers, not informing them (it's more profitable for them to operate this way).

The established print media (i.e. newspapers, newspapers web sites) is a much better source for factual, relevant information.

Skywisdom

Skywisdom

Portland, OR
December 2005

OCT 21, 2007 11:47 AM

I used facebook and sent this article to about 200 or so girls. Word.

Krass_of_nod

Krass_of_nod

Bend, OR
April 2005

OCT 21, 2007 11:52 AM

you know, chevron has some interests down in myanmar. If I were them I would take the country over through the clever use of flags....and bombs... and paramilitary mercenaries. But thats cause I am nuts right,........

SnowgodCCR

SnowgodCCR

Derry, NH
November 2006

OCT 21, 2007 11:55 AM

Dovanna said:
I know people were killed, but really Thousands of monks? Where was that reported?

News coverage of Burma disappeared so quickly it seems. And I barely saw anything mentioning the protests on the US media. It makes me sad that I have to really hunt for real news, but if I want to know whether or not Britney Spears in wearing underwear today I can just open any newspaper or flip any channel on TV. mad




well...of course it was hardly covered. I was pissed enough to actually write a letter to my local news station.

Anyway...


Thousands of monks were killed and arrested



Not nessicarily in that order. Mostly arrested, and haven't been heard from since.
I haven't heard anything about them ever since then either! Good thing that I know the important news, like that the new winter fashions are in!

Allegro

Allegro

Fresh Meadows, NY
February 2007

OCT 21, 2007 12:15 PM

If this protest actually has some positive effect, I will be thrilled beyond the typical bounds of human expression.

Trahern

Trahern

United Kingdom
March 2003

OCT 21, 2007 12:31 PM

Have regimes ever listened to what anyone else said? Military minds require a military response before they start paying attention. I'd rather see our troops getting involved in this, but with the current Iraq shenanigans I doubt anyone can spare the manpower.

If I start dating again, I'll be stealing panties for this.

ink_slinger

ink_slinger

Edmonton, AB
October 2005

OCT 21, 2007 01:19 PM

KUNGFOO said:
The established print media (i.e. newspapers, newspapers web sites) is a much better source for factual, relevant information.



Only just, though. And, it really depends on the paper you're talking about. A lot of newspapers are essentially tabloid rags, that are just as bad as the TV media.

Priapos

Priapos

Water Valley, TX
October 2005

OCT 21, 2007 01:50 PM

Yahoo! News gives me the news straight from the wires. Sign up and enable cookies, and you can select the topics and providers and they'll be on top whenever you go there.

_kungfoo_

_kungfoo_

Los Angeles, CA
April 2005

OCT 21, 2007 03:48 PM

ink_slinger said:

KUNGFOO said:
The established print media (i.e. newspapers, newspapers web sites) is a much better source for factual, relevant information.



Only just, though. And, it really depends on the paper you're talking about. A lot of newspapers are essentially tabloid rags, that are just as bad as the TV media.



That's why I put the qualifier, established in that sentence.

ThatTalentedHack

ThatTalentedHack

San Antonio, TX
July 2007

OCT 21, 2007 05:00 PM

Dovanna said:
I know people were killed, but really Thousands of monks? Where was that reported?

News coverage of Burma disappeared so quickly it seems. And I barely saw anything mentioning the protests on the US media. It makes me sad that I have to really hunt for real news, but if I want to know whether or not Britney Spears in wearing underwear today I can just open any newspaper or flip any channel on TV. mad



well, Obviously Britney can't donate.

Dovanna

Dovanna

Minneapolis, MN
March 2007

OCT 21, 2007 05:15 PM

SnowgodCCR said:

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

Dovanna said:
I know people were killed, but really Thousands of monks? Where was that reported?

News coverage of Burma disappeared so quickly it seems. And I barely saw anything mentioning the protests on the US media. It makes me sad that I have to really hunt for real news, but if I want to know whether or not Britney Spears in wearing underwear today I can just open any newspaper or flip any channel on TV. mad




well...of course it was hardly covered. I was pissed enough to actually write a letter to my local news station.

Anyway...


Thousands of monks were killed and arrested



Not nessicarily in that order. Mostly arrested, and haven't been heard from since.
I haven't heard anything about them ever since then either! Good thing that I know the important news, like that the new winter fashions are in!




Doh, I was too shocked about the word killed that I didn't even pay attention to the words "and arrested". Still very upsetting of course. Karma is really gonna bite those officials in the ass, and I can't wait to step on the dung beetle they get reincarnated into in the next life.

Quartz

Quartz

Baltimore, MD
November 2005

OCT 21, 2007 08:09 PM

Just out of curiosity, why give the address to the Embassy in Thailand?? Seems silly to me!

FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

OCT 21, 2007 08:15 PM

Quartz said:
Just out of curiosity, why give the address to the Embassy in Thailand?? Seems silly to me!



Oh, boy....

OffBroadway

OffBroadway

Canada
September 2004

OCT 21, 2007 10:41 PM

Aristophanes wrote this story 2000 years ago with his play, Lysistrata. Liz leads her countrywomen to withold sex until their husbands end the Peloponnesian War. A very funny anti-war play.

Toku666

Toku666

Columbus, OH
May 2004

OCT 22, 2007 06:56 AM

OffBroadway said:
Aristophanes wrote this story 2000 years ago with his play, Lysistrata. Liz leads her countrywomen to withold sex until their husbands end the Peloponnesian War. A very funny anti-war play.



So, wait...

What's the ancient Greek for "mail-in panties," then?

Jackie_Treehorn

Jackie_Treehorn

Seattle, WA
June 2004

OCT 22, 2007 09:51 AM

Um. I would just like to inform everyone here that I am the dictator of a small country, and I have recently cracked down on pro-democracy protests as well. It would be a horrible experience if my manhood were to be sapped by the arrival of large quantities of unexpected womens underwear in unmarked packages in the mail.

Did I mention I'm a horrible dictator? A very very bad man.

Louis_XIV

Louis_XIV

France
August 2007

OCT 22, 2007 11:21 AM

Coeval women of France who are unhappy with my reign, please send your panties to :

His Majesty Louis XIV
Royal Palace
Versailles

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